The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-09
Dissatisfaction in Augusta on Account
of the Consolidation.
LAuq,,sta Chronicle, Wue /.

Augusta Chronicle, Juue t.
There is no little dissatisfaction
about the railroad consolidation made
in Columbia the other day, and the
local prophet who once said lit is
written that in a year Augusta will
be linked with Edgefeld by direct
rail line" withdraws the prediction
and now contents himself with look.
ing on and watching events.
The terms of consolidation are
much to the advantage of the G., c. 4
C. it appears. The Georgia and
Carolina Midland, better known in
Augusta as the Augusta, Edgetield
and Newberry, surrenders its fran.
elise, and the Three C.'s promise o.
build the line projected for this pro-
posed line out of Augusta. But can
they do and will they do it? Their
promise is the only assurance given.
Of course, it is their intention now to
construct the road. but obstacles may
spring up at any time, and they for
teit nothing if they find themselves
in position not to be able 10 con-
struct the road-that is, there is no
guarantee.
By the consolidation of the Three
C.'s get IS miles of graded road out
from Blacks and Augusta, $63,400
of township bonds, $4,000 of town
ship bonds conditional on certain
grading being done, and $1,000 Of
cash subscriptions, and in return en-
gage to pay the outstanding indcbt-
edness of the Georgia and Carolina
Midland.
The idea was advanced i'll the Co.
lumbia meeting that Augusta was in
different as to this road, which allie
CATION was promptly denied and re-
futed by Col. Mitchell and Major
Gary, who strongly argued against
consolidation. Augusta does want
the road, and has interested herself
in it, and the idea that we care no.
thing about it is fallacious. 1t has
been our hope to have direc: rail con-
| nection with these thrifty Carolina
counties through which the proposed
road is to run. The only guarantee
we now have, is the moral promise of
the Three C.'s to construct the line.
This they will do if they can. Let
it be hoped that they can and will.
By some it is stated that the effort
of the consolidation will he to kill
the building of line from here to
Newberry.
Col. Butler, however, has given as.
surance that the road will be built,
and this is strong card in its favor.
4 CARD FROM PRESIDENT MITCHELL.
From the Augusta Chronicle, June 4.
In to-day's.. issue your reporter has
unintentionally, doubtless, mistaken
my position as to the merger and
consolidation of the Georgia and
Carolina Midland with the Charles.
ton, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad
company. Instead Of opposing the
consolidation, I favored it. Two
months ago I opened correspondence
with the authorities Of that road and
afterwards met them by appointment
| in New York, and, while I did not
oppose the consolidation, I advised
our directors to require a guarantee
that the Georgia and Carolina Mid
| land would be built in ctrtain Pc
riod. The last paragraph of my re
port to the Board is as follows
"This report is not written to defeat
the consolidation of the companies
But the president has conceived il
is his duty to the stockholders to en-
deavcr to induce majority OF this
Board to require guarantees that the
road shall be built. He suggests
that if you will determine to recon
mend consolidation with the Charles
ton, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad
Company, that you require that cor
poration to give bond with ample per
sonal surety to five citizens to be Sc
lected by you that your road shal
be completed from Ha nburg to New
berry in eighteen months, and a sim
liar bond to build to Blacks il
eighteen months more. Do this ir
justice to the sections you represent
and the Directory will, in some meas
ure, have performed its duty
Respectfully,
r. NJ. MITCHELL.
The Fiftieth Congress.